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Beto O'Rourke: “He [Trump] incited violence and insurrection that caused…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 02:49

He also said he would be a dictator on day one. And we saw what he did when he was lawfully, legitimately voted out of power in his first administration. He [Trump] incited violence and insurrection that caused many people to go into the Capitol to beat Capitol police officers and cause the deaths of several of those officers. That's our future unless we hold strong right now. So my message to my fellow Democrats is please hold strong, do what you can. (02:49–07:48)

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Asserts that Trump incited violence leading to the Capitol insurrection and deaths of officers.

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